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CVE-2022-48831
ima: fix reference leak in asymmetric_verify()
Medium5.5EPSS 0.27%
- Published
- Updated
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- Linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: fix reference leak in asymmetric_verify() Don't leak a reference to the key if its algorithm is unknown.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.27% · top 81% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Affected products
- affected 947d70597236dd5ae65c1f68c8eabfb962ee5a6b – < 0838d6d68182f0b28a5434bc6d50727c4757e35b
- affected 947d70597236dd5ae65c1f68c8eabfb962ee5a6b – < 89f586d3398f4cc0432ed870949dffb702940754
- affected 947d70597236dd5ae65c1f68c8eabfb962ee5a6b – < 926fd9f23b27ca6587492c3f58f4c7f4cd01dad5
- affected 5.13
- unaffected < 5.13
- unaffected 5.15.24 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 5.16.10 – ≤ 5.16.*
- unaffected 5.17 – ≤ *
References (3)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0838d6d68182f0b28a5434bc6d50727c4757e35b (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89f586d3398f4cc0432ed870949dffb702940754 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/926fd9f23b27ca6587492c3f58f4c7f4cd01dad5 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
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